Object 2005.01.001
From the Urban Totem series
- Type
- Assemblage
- Year
- 2005
- Materials
- Ash, birch branch stub, shaped contruction lumber, acrylic paint
- Dimensions
- 12w × 24h × 4d inches
A rectangular base - gray ash texture flanking a central blue column marked with horizontal red bands. A wooden post extends upward from the column, supporting a deep red crescent that curves like horns or a rising moon.
The piece is vertical, symmetrical, frontal. It occupies space the way a figure does. The crescent crowns the form, giving it presence.
I didn't know what to call these wall sculptures. A friend looked at them and said they look like totems. The name stuck.